In association with Cambridge University and The Cambridge Festival of Ideas

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The Traveller

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

The intrepid wanderer charts the evolution of travel writing from the fall of the Wall to the rise of the Taliban. His books, including Magic Bus, Stalin’s Nose, and Under The Dragon, have invited realistic comparisons with Chatwin and Kapuscinski.

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How Green is my Money?

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

Can eco-friendly lifestyles be more enjoyable and healthy, better quality and actually less expensive than our current planet-guzzling habits? Alastair Sawday looks at the ‘Go Slow’ food and lifestyle movement in Italy, Barbara Haddrill tells tales of her aviation-free journey to Australia, and Elaine Brook explores how businesses themselves are cooperating to develop a radically new enterprise culture.

Supported by The Elmley Foundation

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Free

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

Join two of the UKs leading children's writers to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and celebrate what it means to be free. An inspiring, essential event for readers young and old. Chaired by Daniel Hahn.

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Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

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John Paul II’s Philosophy of Love and Lust

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

The lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow examines Karol Wojtyla’s impact upon Catholicism and democracy in Eastern Europe. Strongly criticized for his anachronistic approach to sexuality, his vision of love and lust is, however, up-to-date and poses a powerful challenge to modern culture.

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Kind of Blue

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

The drummer who played with Miles Davis and Bill Evans on the seminal jazz album celebrates its 50th anniversary with the author of the forthcoming The Blue Moment: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music. Chaired by the film-maker and Artistic Director of Brecon Jazz.

Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

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God is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith Will Change the World

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

Exploring the many aspects of society that have helped spark a global religious revival; most importantly, market competition and a customer-driven approach to salvation. If you want to understand the politics of this century, you cannot afford to ignore God, whether you believe in Him or not. Chaired by Sarfraz Manzoor.

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Hay & Timbuktu

Hay Festival 2009,
Thursday 28 May 2009

Our local medics and teachers forging groundbreaking partnerships in maternal health and education with our twinned community in Mali report on their work. They are joined by Gwernyfed students recently returned from their first visit.